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Magdalene Neighbourhood Garden

The Magdalene Neighbourhood Garden was a project of the Community Alliance Trust (CAT) supported by Re:Solution. CAT is a well established development trust working with the local community across the regeneration development of Craigmillar, South-East Edinburgh. Re:Solution has been working with communities throughout Edinburgh for since 2004, transforming greenspace in former council estates into community gardens and edible landscapes.

Magdalene is a former council estate in the wider Craigmillar area consisting of 985 households, and approximately 2,000 people.

The local Community Council in Magdalene had identified the possibility for a food growing project in the estate, which has large backgreen areas, pockets of greenspace at the street corners, and extensive open space around the local primary school. The aim was to utilise these areas in a project which would encourage the community to work together, enrich their local area, and create a space where people could learn the skills to grow and cook healthy, local affordable food.

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Project type:
Neighbourhood Gardens
Neighbourhood:
Craigmillar
Area: Edinburgh

What is a Neighbourhood Gardens?

We establish community gardens in Council estates which provide a place and activity for people to come together, providing a springboard for other projects in the neighbourhood.

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    What kind of growing space/s do you have access to? Tick all that apply.
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